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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Excuse the meh photos, but my pup Tippy should make up for them. Did my first ever mods and went all-in with a complete replacement of everything on a SSS Bullet Strat. Here's what I did:

-SSL-1 Vintage Staggered in the neck -SSL-1 Vintage Staggered RWRP in the middle -SH-6b Distortion in the bridge -CTS 500k push-pull tone pot to coil split the Distortion -CTS 250k pots for the other tone and volume -Fender five-way switch (to replace the Squier import switch) -Copper shielding on the pickguard and control cavity -Abalone pearl pickguard -Treble bleed circuit on the volume pot

Next round of upgrades will be tuners, attention to the frets, etc, though this guitar already plays just as well or maybe even better (IMO) than my Player Telecaster. The Distortion is perfect for my typical black metal, and coil splitting gives it tons of versatility for the other genres I like such as shoegaze, emo, and more.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Awesome job man! I suggest locking tuners and graphite nut, the total cost should be under or around 100$/€ and they do make a difference!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Definitely on the to-do list!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Post the results! I’m curious :)

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Wow, this pickguard is trippy. Love the color scheme you have there.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I wanted something unique but not way out there, so this design gets you the classic look of pearl/tortoiseshell with a unique color palette I don't recall ever seeing before.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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